Due Date:
Points: 100

Overview:

For this assignment, you will have the opportunity to connect your reading to examples
of men and women and their roles in a family unit as portrayed by mainstream media.

Instructions:

Select a family of your choice from a popular television show over the years. Feel free

to select anything from earlier days, like I Love Lucy, or more recent such as Modern

Family.

Discuss the following:

1. Identify the show/movie you selected and provide a brief overview of each

member in the family unit. In this overview, discuss their role.

2. Discuss the roles and responsibilities of the primary caregivers in this household

(husband/wife, single parent, grandparent/caretaker, same-sex couple, etc.).

3. Connect the roles, responsibilities and expectations observed in the family

dynamics to the concepts discussed in this week’s reading about men and

women.

4. Does this family adhere to traditional gender roles? Are the gender roles non-

traditional? Do they apply to all family members? Are all family members

expected to follow strict expectations about their gender roles? Does sexuality

impact the gender roles in the household?

Requirements:

• Submit a Word document in APA format.

• Maximum 2 pages in length, excluding the Title and Reference pages.

• Only resource required is the course textbook.

HSV332 – Family Systems Dynamics

Media Portrayals

Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before
you write and again after you write.

Evaluation Rubric for Media Portrayals Assignment

CRITERIA Deficient Needs
Improvement

Proficient Exemplary

0-23 Points 24-31 Points 32-39 Points 40 Points

Structure

Well-
developed
paragraphs,
complete
sentences, title
page, body of
work meets
requirements,
references,
followed the
example
specifically

Organizational
structure and
paragraphing
have
serious and
persistent
errors.
Directions were
ignored and
information
provided
was insufficient
to
meet
assignment
guidelines.

Written work
inadequate for
college-level
work;
Paragraphing
and
transitions are
inadequate;
inappropriate
guidelines
outlined
for paper were
not
met with
several
problems (see
directions).

Written work is
clear
and adequate
college-level
work;
Paragraphing
and
transitions are
adequate;
appropriate
guidelines
outlined
for paper were
met
with a few
noted
problems (see
directions).

Written work is
clear and
excellent
college-level
work;
Paragraphing
and
transitions are
clear
and
appropriate;
appropriate
guidelines
outlined
for paper were
met
(see
directions).

0-29 Points 30-39 Points 40-49 Points 50 Points

Content

Demonstrates
knowledge of
topics, through
discussion of
concepts,
appropriate
integrate of
topics on
directions;
scholarly
journal use

Written work
does
not cover the
assigned topic;
assertions are
not
supported by
evidence;
paper is
seriously
lacking in
content and
detail;
scholarly
journals
were not used
or
used properly.

Written work
does
not do an
adequate
job of covering
the
assigned topic;
assertions are
weakly
supported
by evidence;
paper
is inadequate
in
meeting the
page
and content
area
requirements;
less
than the
required

The length of
the
written work is
sufficient to
cover
the topic;
assertions
are supported
by
evidence; does
not
meet full
required
number of
pages
and content
areas.
Required
number of
scholarly
journals
were used.

The length of
the
written work
provides in-
depth
coverage of the
topics,
assertions
are clearly
supported by
evidence;
Paper meets
required length
of
pages and
content
areas; More
than the
required
number of
scholarly
journals

number of
scholarly
journals were
used.

were used.

0-5 Points 6-7 Points 8-9 Points 10 Points

Mechanics

Spelling;
grammar; use
of
APA style

Written work
had
serious and
persistent
errors in
word selection
and
use; sentence
structure,
spelling,
grammar,
punctuation
was
inappropriate
and
with serious
errors;
APA style was
completely
unacceptable.

Written work
had
several major
errors
in word
selection
and use;
sentence
structure,
spelling,
grammar,
punctuation
was
inappropriate;
APA
style was
unacceptable
with a
few to multiple
errors.

Written work
was
generally free
of
errors in word
selection and
use;
sentence
structure,
spelling,
grammar,
punctuation
was
adequate; APA
style
was acceptable
with
a few errors.

Written work
has no
major errors in
word
selection and
use;
sentence
structure,
spelling,
grammar,
punctuation
was
appropriate;
APA
style was
acceptable with
no
to few errors.